Tropical Storm Jose Path, Track Update 2017: Jose Expected To Hit New York And Boston After Regaining Hurricane Status
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced that Tropical Storm Jose regains its strength and became a hurricane again on Friday afternoon, bringing maximum sustained winds of 80 mph and moves northwest at 9 mph within the Atlantic Ocean.
The report comes from the center's update released as of 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15.
The weather depression was reportedly downgraded to a tropical storm Thursday when NHC spotted it hovering 360 miles northeast of the southeastern part of the Bahamas on Friday. According to the forecast, it could potentially hit the north portion of the East Coast and bring large waves in the coastal area of Bermuda, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Hispaniola, as well as the southeastern part of the US.
New reports also claimed that the weather forecasters believe that Jose could possibly bring strong winds and Nor'easter-like conditions in the areas of New York and Boston sometime next week.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a warning against the life-threatening rip currents, beach erosion, and flooding around the coastal areas as well as waves that could reach up to 11 feet high in the areas along the Carolinas up to Long Island starting Saturday, Sept. 16, until Tuesday, Sept. 19.
Other reports mentioned that there is around 18 percent chance that residents of New York City will feel the tropical storm effect around Tuesday or Wednesday, Sept. 20.
Aside from New York and Boston, a report from AccuWeather also predicted that the northern parts of the mid-Atlantic area could also feel the effect of Jose next week as it passes through the offshore. It means that New England and Atlantic Canada may experience heavy rains, strong winds, and coastal flooding once Jose reaches the area.
All residents of the places mentioned in the forecast are advised to take extra precaution and prepare for the coming hurricane that comes after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma affected thousands of lives in the US and the Caribbean over the past weeks.
